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The SDRplay RSPduo<\/p><\/div>\n

I just finished listening to the most recent episode of the Ham Radio Workbench<\/a> with John Fallows (VE6EY) as a guest.<\/p>\n

John is an SWL and Ham Radio operator and speaks at length about how he uses diversity reception to mitigate persistent local RFI (radio frequency interference).<\/p>\n

If you have persistent issues with radio interference or if you’ve been curious about using diversity reception for mediumwave and shortwave DXing, I highly<\/em> recommend listening to this episode. John has been known to frequent the SWLing Pos<\/em>t and actually comes into the discussion primarily from an SWL’s perspective.<\/p>\n

If you’ve tried diversity reception or a noise-cancelling system like the Timewave ANC-4+ in the past with mixed results, you’ll definitely benefit from listening to John’s best practices.<\/p>\n

In addition, John points out that the excellent SDRplay RSPduo<\/a> is a very affordable way to explore proper diversity reception.<\/p>\n

How effectively can you mitigate RFI with diversity reception?<\/strong> Check out this video<\/a> on YouTube queued up to the point where John does a live demo with his Anan SDR and loop antennas: https:\/\/youtu.be\/vu8D87aVUTQ?t=2011<\/a> (I also recommend watching to full video presentation for even more detail.)<\/p>\n

I’ve embedded the audio for the Ham Radio Workbench podcast below, but you can also find it along with show notes on the Ham Radio Workbench website<\/a>.<\/p>\n